Police: Woman tried to deposit fake Treasury check

Port Charlotte, Florida (News-Press) -- A North Port woman was arrested Tuesday for reportedly trying to deposit a $9,719 counterfeit U.S. Treasury check into her newly opened checking account in Port Charlotte.

Kaylee Liana Sanchez, 28, faces six charges related to the incident.

At 1 p.m. Tuesday, the Charlotte County Sheriff's Office received a call from Regions Bank at 24153 Peachland Boulevard in reference to a fraud complaint. Deputies responded and placed Sanchez under arrest for providing a false Florida driver's license and resisting arrest. According to deputies, Sanchez was trying to deposit the check into an account she opened Monday with a fake ID. Sanchez reportedly stole the counterfeit check from a friend's Rotonda area home last month. That investigation continues.

Sanchez was transported to the Charlotte County Jail where she remains on $12,000 bond. She was charged with uttering a counterfeit check, possession of a counterfeit check, possession of a fake driver's license, criminal use of personal identification, resisting arrest and giving a false name to a law enforcement officer.